recurve

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The archery ranking rounds with the compound and recurve bows are being held this morning Tokyo time as well, setting up how the competition will unfold on later days.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2021

Ana Paula Vázquez, Mexico: Young archer who began her career using the compound bow, but who has since switched to the recurve bow.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021

Now she will hope to defend her recurve title.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2016

Rand Al-Mashhadani lost her first round match 7-1 to Japan's Kaori Kawanaka in the individual recurve event on Friday.

From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2014

In figure 139, the core is located on the recurve and an imaginary line between the delta and the core does not cross a looping ridge.

From The Science of Fingerprints Classification and Uses by Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar)